I'm not sure if this is the best forum for this news but . . . in my little home town of Rochelle, Il. our newly opened factory owned by Nippon-Sharyo . . . http://www.nipponsharyousa.com/tp120719.htm has good news: http://www.wifr.com/home/headlines/...Major-High-Speed-Rail-Contract-171447311.html I have a few friends that have gone to work at this factory built just south of town. Steve